Adverse Childhood Experiences and the path towards healing. You are not alone.
I share my trials, my victories, and my stories with you in hopes that if any of you were ever touched by childhood abuse or neglect, as I was, you will see yourselves in my experiences and feel strengthened to voice what you had not been able to before. I hope we can learn together why we respond to life through a particular lens, and that there are ways to climb out of this prison of pain, silence, and shame.
My name is Bess Hilpert

Tag: self-compassion

Into the Quiet Now

Quashing Night Terrorism… Friends, I recently traveled to celebrate my sister’s significant birthday milestone. It was a glorious week filled with so many laughs, too much food, dancing into the moon-lit night, chardonnay sips, clinking glasses, stories shared, whispers of love, and more laughter. I returned to Texas with my heart full and my body… Continue reading Into the Quiet Now